Description: This function creates a surface by rotating a selected section line (the generatrix) up to 360º about a vector (the axis of revolution).
Usage:
1. DSI prompts:
> SELECT THE AXIS OF REVOLUTION
> SELECT THE FIRST POINT FOR THE AXIS
? ABORT
LINE (TWO POINTS)
• The user may select a line, defined by only two points, to be the axis of revolution.
TWO POINTS
• Default.
REJECT LAST POINT
UNDO
EXIT
• The user has been prompted to select the first of two points required to define the axis of revolution. Once the first point has been selected, DSI prompts:
> SELECT THE SECOND POINT FOR THE AXIS
• The user selects the second point, then DSI displays a vector representing the axis of revolution.
> SELECT A LINE AS THE GENERATRIX OF REVOLUTION
? LINE (default)
SEGMENT (allows user to combine line segments into one line)
REJECT (rejects last selection)
DONE
2. DSI prompts:
> ENTER START AND END ANGLE [DEFAULT: 0., 360.]
• The user may enter a desired start angle and end angle to generate a surface or press ENTER to generate a 360 degree angle.